I'am interested the best cable to carry current.
I have a returning loop about 150 feet long (50 meteres ish) and suffer from a voltage drop at the far end.
I use alarm cable at present and I'am pressuming that my voltage drop is the length of the run of track. I use a 12amp Aristo Elite power supply. This maybe that too much power is trying to get to get down too small a cable.
In the past I used 2.5mm main cable but the power didn't get through. I was at that point using a small 2amp power supply. this maybe why the heavy cable wouldn't carry a small current that's why I changed to alarm cable.
I still have the 2.5mm cable.
As I will be adding a branch line down the other side of the garden about 150 feet back to the shed. I have other intermediate feeds in but now i've tested it with a volt meter rather than "it seems to be slower" it drops 20% about 90 feet away and 40% at the 150 feet any suggestoins? I have tightened all the fish plates prior to putting a volt meter on it.
Can anyone suggest a cable gauge that would be a good conductor for me?
Brian
I have a returning loop about 150 feet long (50 meteres ish) and suffer from a voltage drop at the far end.
I use alarm cable at present and I'am pressuming that my voltage drop is the length of the run of track. I use a 12amp Aristo Elite power supply. This maybe that too much power is trying to get to get down too small a cable.
In the past I used 2.5mm main cable but the power didn't get through. I was at that point using a small 2amp power supply. this maybe why the heavy cable wouldn't carry a small current that's why I changed to alarm cable.
I still have the 2.5mm cable.
As I will be adding a branch line down the other side of the garden about 150 feet back to the shed. I have other intermediate feeds in but now i've tested it with a volt meter rather than "it seems to be slower" it drops 20% about 90 feet away and 40% at the 150 feet any suggestoins? I have tightened all the fish plates prior to putting a volt meter on it.
Can anyone suggest a cable gauge that would be a good conductor for me?
Brian